Are You a FLASHER
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Originally Posted by wiszmaster' date='Feb 20 2005, 01:26 PM
down here in South Florida we do the same, during summer time when we get our "RAIN" hour.
nearly everyday in the summer rain season, it will start to rain at about ...? 2-3PM for an hour or 2, sometimes a little longer - but there will be so much rain at once, that you can barely see the car in front of you, and there will be 2-3" of water on the road, puddles a foot deep, and the canalisation over flowing. drainage ditches 3 feet deep will overflow onto the road, and be to normal levels 2 hours later.? rain drops that feel like HAIL, so large.
nearly everyday in the summer rain season, it will start to rain at about ...? 2-3PM for an hour or 2, sometimes a little longer - but there will be so much rain at once, that you can barely see the car in front of you, and there will be 2-3" of water on the road, puddles a foot deep, and the canalisation over flowing. drainage ditches 3 feet deep will overflow onto the road, and be to normal levels 2 hours later.? rain drops that feel like HAIL, so large.
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I grew up in western Maryland/West Virginia and it was quit common to see flashers being used in the heavy fog. It really stinks rolling up on somebody and not seeing them till your 5 feet away even if you are only going 10 mph. Flashers helped.
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Originally Posted by ULtraPLanet' date='Feb 21 2005, 02:58 AM
I grew up in western Maryland/West Virginia and it was quit common to see flashers being used in the heavy fog.? It really stinks rolling up on somebody and not seeing them till your 5 feet away even if you are only going 10 mph.? Flashers helped.
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Originally Posted by heezy545i' date='Feb 21 2005, 11:50 AM
Do you guys ever tailgate someone going slow, then flash them with your highbeams....not that I do that.
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some people think it is their right to drive in the left lane. It's illegal in Germany and the cops will give you a ticket if they see you doing it.
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Originally Posted by ULtraPLanet' date='Feb 21 2005, 12:03 PM
[quote name='heezy545i' date='Feb 21 2005, 11:50 AM']Do you guys ever tailgate someone going slow, then flash them with your highbeams....not that I do that.
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[/quote]Yep, and they give you a ticket if you tailgate and flash...
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I have been told it is actually unlawful in some states to use your hazard flashers for any thing other than accidents or, catch this, funerals. Well I have to disagree with those states. Actually flashing gives you a better chance of not ending up in the lead car of that funeral procession, but I guess the law is the law.
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some people wave to say thank you if he/she cuts in front of other car but drivers in japan use hazard (blink 3 times) instead. they even turn off the headlights in intersections/two way traffic if there is a car on the opposite lane just because they don't want to blind the other people. i think it's a very good manner 
. they'll do the same if there is a car backing out of the stall and they are waiting for that space.
. they'll do the same if there is a car backing out of the stall and they are waiting for that space.
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I wonder why BMW changed the long held tradition of mounting the flasher button on the center console within easy reach and put it up on the dash for the E60 ala Mercedes Benz?
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Originally Posted by TitaniumGray5' date='Feb 27 2005, 01:38 AM
I wonder why BMW changed the long held tradition of mounting the flasher button on the center console within easy reach and put it up on the dash for the E60 ala Mercedes Benz?
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